Issues

The title alone should really give the discriminating listener an indication of the kind of warped, surreal sensibility one can expect from the director of Mulholland Drive in his first full-length album. Of course, David Lynch’s body of work is characterized by its evocative musical soundscapes, much of it provided by composer extraordinaire, Angelo Badalamenti, that work to heighten the pervasive mood of confusion and underlying darkness that Lynch is best known for. It makes sense that the American auteur would extend his interests to music, for much of Crazy Clown Time evokes the same visceral fragmentation of the (post)modern world that permeate his visual output.

Ex still listed as “in a relationship” on Facebook

The stories of four un- and underinsured Ithaca College students

Megan Devlin speaks with Alex Colket, the 33-year-old founder of Swidjit.com, a new website that uses social networking to encourage a shift towards a localized economy.

On September 24, the Ithaca community spoke out against rape and victim shaming by holding a local Slutwalk, an international victim’s rights movement. See and hear footage from the march.

The sexualization of female Halloween costumes

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 25 million Americans are restricted in life by disabilities, and according to the Council for Disability Awareness, 1 in 4 of present 20-year-olds will be disabled before they retire. But even 20 years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, disabled people continue to face significant roadblocks to success.

The art of non-verbal communication

Family and friends are deeply concerned

Living in the bounds of racial parentheses